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Cohen’s Clothiers to Shut its Doors After 115 Years
For generations of Baltimore area bar mitzvah boys and their families, buying a suit at Cohen’s Clothiers has been a special part of that sacred rite of passage. But on Jan. 12, the family-owned Cockeysville retailer announced on its website and Facebook page it...
Baltimore Child Abuse Center Joins LifeBridge Health
A nationally recognized children’s advocacy organization, the Baltimore Child Abuse Center recently announced that, as of Jan. 1, it became a subsidiary of LifeBridge Health organization. A nonprofit organization, the BCAC helps children and families in...
Political Roundup: A Look at the Legislative Issues on the Horizon for 2019
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives start their sessions on Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C., while the Maryland General Assembly convenes on Jan. 9 in Annapolis. Jmore recently asked 15 politicians of particular interest to the local Jewish community to...
Jmore’s Most-Read Stories of 2018
In 2018, Baltimore’s Jewish community read about the mid-term election, area synagogue news and several high-profile losses. Here are the 10 most-read stories on jmoreliving.com from January 2018 to December 2018. Click each link below to read the original...
Greetings & Readings to Close Next Month — Baltimore Fishbowl
Greetings & Readings, the local bookstore and gift shop with a 49-year history in the Baltimore area, will close on Jan. 20, the shop announced on Facebook. In a note, the families who own the store, the Baums and Spunds, wrote the decision “was exceptionally hard...
Community Philanthropist Marlene Greenebaum Dies at 80
Twenty-eight years ago, Marlene Goodman Greenebaum was diagnosed with breast cancer. For her and her husband, real estate developer and philanthropist Stewart J. Greenebaum, it was a transformative moment in their lives, one in which they decided to utilize their...
Chabad House in Towson Set to be Demolished Files Federal Lawsuit
(JTA) — A Chabad House serving Towson University in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit against Baltimore County alleging religious discrimination and defamation after a judge affirmed an order to demolish an over 4,000 square-foot addition. Chabad of Towson filed the...
Hebrew Orphan Asylum to be Repurposed As Health Care Facility
West Baltimore’s Hebrew Orphan Asylum building will be repurposed as a modern health care facility, announced the nonprofit preservation organization Baltimore Heritage on Dec. 20. Construction on the former orphanage and hospital will begin in the first week of...
Gilbert Sandler, the Bard of Jewish Baltimore, Dies at 95
Gilbert Sandler — author, history columnist, folklorist, radio personality, advertising exec, journalist, city life advocate, raconteur, bon vivant and the great chronicler of Jewish Baltimore — passed away Dec. 19 after a lengthy illness. He was 95 and...Upcoming Events
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all-day Baltimore Jewish Film Festival @ The Gordon Center
Baltimore Jewish Film Festival @ The Gordon Center 
Mar 23 – Apr 16 all-day
The BJFF presents internationally renowned Jewish-interest films. Here’s this year’s schedule: March 23, 8 p.m.: “The Last Suit” — An 88-year-old Jewish tailor runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland seeking a friend he hasn’t[...]
7:00 pm Bill Griffith’s Nobody’s Fool Ta... @ Atomic Books
Bill Griffith’s Nobody’s Fool Ta... @ Atomic Books
Mar 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith discusses and signs copies of his new book, “Nobody’s Fool — The Life and Times of Schlitzie The Pinhead.” Reserve your signed copy today.
7:00 pm Jewish Vegan Cooking Demo @ Congregation Beit Tikvah
Jewish Vegan Cooking Demo @ Congregation Beit Tikvah
Mar 23 @ 7:00 pm
Learn to prepare vegan hamentashen and a variety of fillings. Marcia will also give ideas for vegan Passover dishes. Each attendee will receive a copy of Vegan Passover Recipes by Chef Nancy Berkoff, RD. Free[...]
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